The Stigs's primary role in this world is to set uber-fast laps with some of the most exciting cars in the world. Unfortunately, a new hypercar comes around only once in a while, which means he often gets bored and wonders off into the British countryside.
This time, he ended up at the Lotus F1 Team HQ in Enstone, hidden behind miles of green hills, forests and roads lined with stone. Curiosity drove the man a tattoo of his face on his face to venture ever-deeper inside the facility in search of things that could keep his processors entertained.
Lotus is a relatively small team in terms of budget, but of course the Stig will not be swayed by things as trivial as money. He is much more easily impressed by the work of the hundreds of people that would fill the corridors, rooms and hallways of the F1 team's factory. Not to mention the smell of fresh tires drives him absolutely crazy.
Everybody knows that he naturally faces magnetic north and has a heart that ticks like a watch. It's not surprising then that the Stig has the necessary skills to break into any kind of facility, start a Formula 1 car all by himself and test it to its absolute limits.
Some say that all F1 drivers can trace their genetic origins to a distant cousin of his. Others believe that if left alive, he will the Death Star and use it to impose motorsport by force across the galaxy. All we know is he's called the Stig.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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